FILM DIRECTOR
Gregg Araki
1959 - Today

Gregg Araki
Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His Teenage Apocalypse film trilogy, consisting of Totally F***ed Up (1993), The Doom Generation (1995) and Nowhere (1997), has been heralded as a cult classic. His film Kaboom (2010) was the inaugural winner of the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregg Araki is the 1,297th most popular film director (up from 1,372nd in 2019), the 9,319th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,351st in 2019) and the 343rd most popular American Film Director.
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Among FILM DIRECTORS
Among film directors, Gregg Araki ranks 1,297 out of 2,041. Before him are Leonid Trauberg, Tony Kaye, Kjell Grede, Michael Caton-Jones, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, and Rob Bowman. After him are Pierre Morel, Céline Sciamma, George Abbott, Eric Kripke, Julie Taymor, and Fyodor Bondarchuk.
Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Trauberg
1902 - 1990
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,291
Tony Kaye
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,292
Kjell Grede
1936 - 2017
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 1,293
Michael Caton-Jones
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1,294
Roman Abelevich Kachanov
1921 - 1993
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,295
Rob Bowman
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 1,296
Gregg Araki
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,297
Pierre Morel
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,298
Céline Sciamma
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 1,299
George Abbott
1887 - 1995
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,300
Eric Kripke
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,301
Julie Taymor
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,302
Fyodor Bondarchuk
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,303
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Gregg Araki ranks 372. Before him are Erkki-Sven Tüür, Jayne Atkinson, Salvador Sánchez, Noureddine Bedoui, Talia Balsam, and Waldemar Pawlak. After him are Nobuo Kishi, Clint Howard, Marcelo Ebrard, Vigdis Hjorth, Jim Kerr, and Luis Fernando Suárez.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsErkki-Sven Tüür
COMPOSER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 366
Jayne Atkinson
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 367
Salvador Sánchez
BOXER
1959 - 1982
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 368
Noureddine Bedoui
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 369
Talia Balsam
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 370
Waldemar Pawlak
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 371
Gregg Araki
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 372
Nobuo Kishi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 373
Clint Howard
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 374
Marcelo Ebrard
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 375
Vigdis Hjorth
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 376
Jim Kerr
SINGER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 377
Luis Fernando Suárez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 378
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gregg Araki ranks 9,321 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher Paolini (1983), Robert A. Parker (1936), Richard Davalos (1930), Jim Elliot (1927), Garrett Morris (1937), and Walter Reuther (1907). After him are Brain (1963), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), Bob Einstein (1942), and Gwendolyn Brooks (1917).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsChristopher Paolini
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,315
Robert A. Parker
ASTRONAUT
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,316
Richard Davalos
ACTOR
1930 - 2016
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,317
Jim Elliot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 1956
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,318
Garrett Morris
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,319
Walter Reuther
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1970
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,320
Gregg Araki
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,321
Brain
MUSICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,322
Sherman Hemsley
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,323
Phillip Rhee
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 9,324
Jennifer Hudson
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 9,325
Bob Einstein
ACTOR
1942 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 9,326
Gwendolyn Brooks
WRITER
1917 - 2000
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 9,327
Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States
Among film directors born in United States, Gregg Araki ranks 343. Before him are Tommy Lee Wallace (1949), Max Hardcore (1956), Peter Berg (1962), Alfred E. Green (1889), Leon Shamroy (1901), and Rob Bowman (1960). After him are George Abbott (1887), Eric Kripke (1974), Julie Taymor (1952), Steve Miner (1951), Roger Allers (1949), and Alan Crosland (1894).
Tommy Lee Wallace
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 337
Max Hardcore
1956 - 2023
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 338
Peter Berg
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 339
Alfred E. Green
1889 - 1960
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 340
Leon Shamroy
1901 - 1974
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 341
Rob Bowman
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 342
Gregg Araki
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 343
George Abbott
1887 - 1995
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 344
Eric Kripke
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 345
Julie Taymor
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 346
Steve Miner
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 347
Roger Allers
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 348
Alan Crosland
1894 - 1936
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 349